Re: Restore Informix software & Database to another server

KW Foo wrote: > We are trying to backup the server which includes the Informix 7.31 > application and the data and restore to another server. > > We are running the Informix in SUN Solaris 2.6, backup the server using > "ufsdump" to the tape drive and restore using the "ufsrestore" to another > server (with the same directory structure and hardware). > > We use "ufsdump" to backup the informix software and also all the Informix > chunk directories after we shutdown the Informix using "onmode -ky". > > We also did an "ontape" level 0 backup to a tape. > > After we restore the application and the Informix chunk directory, when we > try to start the Informix engine using "oninit", the server go into "FAST > RECOVERY" mode, after few minutes, it display message "oninit: Fatal error > in shared memory initialization". > > > The following are the message recorded in the online.log: > > 13:41:32 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. > 13:41:32 Physical Recovery Started. > 13:45:16 Physical Recovery Complete: 84946 Pages Restored. > 13:45:16 Logical Recovery Started. > 13:45:16 shmget: [ENOMEM][12]: key 52564806: out of shared memory, check> system > max shared memory segment size > 13:45:16 out of virtual shared memory more available shared memory, but the engine want's to allocate more ... Have you checked and adapted /etc/system, regarding shared memory and semaphore parameters?? Look at the release notes... > > 13:45:16 Cannot Rollforward from Checkpoint. > 13:45:17 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped. > 13:45:18 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments check with ipcs if there are shared memory segements with owner / group informix. If yes, remove them with ipcrm -s (semaphores) / ipcrm -m (memory) > > After that, we check the "onstat -", and receive message "shared memory not > initialized for INFORMIXSERVER 'informix'". How could the onstat program run if the engine is not up and running ?? > > Is this the way to do it and how can I get the Informix engine up to restore > from the "ontape" backup ? > Do a cold restore, normally no problem at all.. > Regards, > KW Foo > > Johann -- ****************************************************** Tele Atlas Deutschland GmbH Dept: ICT-DEU Am Neuen Horizont 1 D-31177 Harsum Tel: +49 5127 408-465 Fax: +49 5127 408-559 E-mail: Johann.Eggers@teleatlas.com ****************************************************** sending to informix-list